THESES/DISSERTATIONS COPYRIGHT
- Theses and dissertations fall within the unpublished materials category protected by copyright.
- Students hold copyright over their theses/dissertations. They grant to the university a non-exclusive right to preserve and distribute the manuscript to the public for educational and scholarly purposes only.
- Students keep all moral and commercial rights over their manuscripts.
- Students are required to submit a copy of their theses/dissertations to the University of Balamand Libraries for preservation and research purposes in order to make it available to the public.
- Students are required to sign the Project/Thesis/Dissertation Deposit Form, which includes a non-exclusive copyright release that gives the University the right to:
- Deposit a copy in the UOB Libraries and in not-for-profit repositories when required;
- Make the work openly accessible to the public in any medium for research and educational purposes only;
- Reproduce, copy, and/or translate the work in print or electronic formats without changing the content for preservation and access purposes.
Any subsequent agreement including publishing contracts should take into consideration the above-mentioned rights and respect the eligibility of the University to exercise these rights as permitted by the laws.